Kidney stones - symptoms in women

Urolithiasis, characterized by the formation of kidney stones, occurs in women quite often, but the symptoms of the disorder are not always known to the patients themselves. That's why, many women often turn to a doctor when symptoms of so-called renal colic develop (unbearable pain in the lumbar region of a paroxysmal nature). Let's look at the disease in more detail, highlighting the main signs of the presence of kidney stones in women.

What factors cause the development of urolithiasis?

The main reason for the development of the disorder is, as a rule, the change in the metabolic processes in the body. As a result, insoluble salts are formed, which subsequently form the basis for the formation of calculi.

It is also worth noting that often in the presence of symptoms of kidney stones in women, when determining the cause, it becomes clear that the result of the violation was the use of bad water in food. It was found that people living in regions with hard water are most often violated.

Among other reasons contributing to the development of urolithiasis, it is worth noting:

• abnormalities of the urinary system;
• parathyroidism;
• chronic inflammatory diseases of the urinary system ( cystitis, pyelonephritis );
• heredity.

How is the disease usually manifested?

It should be noted that the symptomatology is almost always due to the location of the calculus itself. If we talk about the main signs of this disease, it is necessary to name:

1. Paroxysmal pain. When the stone is located in the upper part of the ureter or in the kidney itself, the pain sensations are localized from the back or directly in the hypochondrium. Her character can be sharp, blunt. The intensity can vary with a periodicity of 20-60 minutes. With the release of stones from the kidneys in women, the symptoms are almost the same, but there is a migration of pain. So, the pain sensations are shifted first from the back to the abdominal area, then into the groin area, then the inside of the thigh. However, there is an increase in the number of urination.
2. Appearance of blood impurities in the urine. This changes the transparency: it becomes turbid, with a bad smell.
3. Deterioration of general condition. Often, the above symptoms are accompanied by nausea, vomiting. Typically, this is observed in cases where an infection is attached and pyelonephritis develops.

How is the disease treated?

Even before starting treatment in the presence of symptoms of kidney stones in women, diagnosis is performed for the diagnosis. As a rule, it includes examination, collection of anamnesis, the appointment of urine analysis, ultrasound of pelvic organs, urography. With the help of the last two methods, doctors manage to determine the number of concrements, their size, and localization.

The choice of the tactics of therapeutic measures in such a violation directly depends on where the stones are located, how many of them are there, and what is the size. At small sizes, measures can be taken to expel or dissolve the stones. In such cases diuretic drugs are prescribed.

If the concrements are so large that they can not leave the urinary system on their own, they resort to crushing. It can be carried out with the help of a special device - a lithoscope, which is based on the harmful effects of magnetic waves.

Open surgical interventions have not been carried out lately, due to their high traumatism and a long recovery period.